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Bio

(1944-2020) Writer. Joanna Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Sioux City, Iowa.

Full Name

Joanna (Basilea) Cole

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1944

BIRTH

Joanna Reid Basilea was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 11, 1944.

1967

OTHER

Ms. Cole received a bachelor's degree in psychology from City College of New York in 1967.

1971

LITWORK

Cockroaches
William Morrow
0688211771 ISBN-13: 978-0688211776
Children's book.

1982

LITWORK

Best-Loved Folktales of the World
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
1568651724 ISBN-13: 978-1568651729
Collection of folktales.

1986

LITWORK

The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
Scholastic Inc.
0590437399 ISBN-13: 978-0590437394
The first in a series of "The Magic School Bus" children's books.

1987

LITWORK

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
Scholastic, Inc.
0590407597 ISBN-13: 978-0590407595
Children's book.

1989

LITWORK

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body
Scholastic, Inc.
0590414267 ISBN-13: 978-0590414265
Children's book.

1996

LITWORK

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
Scholastic Press
0590258400 ISBN-13: 978-0590258401
Children's book.

1997

LITWORK

I'm a Big Sister
William Morrow & Company
0688145108 ISBN-13: 978-0688145101
Children's book.

2001

LITWORK

When You Were Inside Mommy
HarperCollins
0688170439 ISBN-13: 978-0688170431
Children's book.

2009

LITWORK

Asking About Sex & Growing Up: A Question-and-Answer Book for Kids
HarperCollins
0061429872 ISBN-13: 978-0061429873
Children's book.

2020

DEATH

Joanna Cole died at a retirement home in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 12, 2020.

2020

LITWORK

The Magic School Bus Explores Human Evolution
Scholastic, Inc.
059010828X ISBN-13: 978-0590108287
Children's book.

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